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On Sunday, 6 December, the Ministerial Committee for legislation approved a bill submitted by Knesset member Anat Berko (Likud).

In accordance with this bill, the evidence and information obtained against the terrorists convicted by a military court, may be subsequently used in the lawsuits against militants in the civil courts.

This law was submitted to the Commission, despite the persistent objection of the legal adviser of the government of Yehuda Weinstein.

Justice Minister Ayelet shaked, who heads the inter-Ministerial Commission on legislation, said that «the need to protect the victims of terror is not inferior in importance to the arguments against the bill».

The Ministers approved the bill, despite the objections of the legal adviser of the government 06.12.2015